Gareth Roberts




Beyond The Pitch show

Summary: Phil and Anto are joined by Gareth Roberts of Well Red Magazine and Late Tackle to take a look at the evolving situation at Liverpool Football Club on the heels of further difficulty in the Premier League season. We take stock of where the real progress can be found and whether the American owners will approach their evaluations of the performance this term a lot more clinically - but even more importantly, would it be more destructive to simply make a change for the sake of doing so. We look at the key emerging issue this season at the striker position where it does appear neither Andy Carroll and the combinations of striker options including Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll appear to be much of a matched set in terms of their skills or focus. We also examine what the club should do this closed season in terms of what the club needs to do and whether the focus on acquiring Premier League experienced players defies what has been a better level of success when looking outside of the UK for quality. Then we turn to the matter of the defense with Liverpool where the goals allowed has almost covered the fact that there is a general level of fragility at key moments of matches and whether this has been an area brought even quicker into focus with the absence of Lucas for the better part of the season, or whether younger players should be blooded into the squad now that a top four finish appears to be no longer achievable. We close on the matter of a much publicized moment at the end of the Newcastle match where Steven Gerrard seemed to wave off Kenny Dalglish in order to examine what exactly this episode might actually suggest beyond the general talking points. If you follow Liverpool or just want to know more Gareth Roberts gives you the unfiltered, realistic look at what is happening at Anfield.